{"product_id":"the-name-and-nature-of-poetry-a-e-housman-1st-edition","title":"The Name and Nature of Poetry, A. E. Housman — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1933\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 51, [1].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The book itself is remarkably well-preserved, securely bound in the publisher's original stiff pinkish-buff paper boards, which remain square, crisp, and exceptionally bright with sharp corners and unrubbed lettering. Internally, the volume is pristine, featuring tight hinges, bright pages completely free of foxing or internal markings, and a clean text block. It is housed in its original, unclipped paper dust wrapper, which is in Very Good condition; the wrapper shows expected age-toning and shelf-wear, most notably chipping and minor loss to the spine extremities, as well as some light creasing and short closed tears along the upper edges, yet it remains fully intact and performs its protective function admirably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First edition, first impression. This volume contains the text of the prestigious Leslie Stephen Lecture, which A. E. Housman, then Kennedy Professor of Latin, delivered at Cambridge University on 9 May 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe book is bound in the publisher's original pinkish-buff boards and retains its remarkably fragile original paper dust wrapper, which exactly duplicates the typography and pricing (\"Two Shillings net\") of the front board. While bare copies of this edition are relatively common on the market, examples retaining the original dust wrapper are quite scarce, as the delicate paper jacket was highly susceptible to loss and damage over the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eThe Name and Nature of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e is A. E. Housman's renowned 1933 Leslie Stephen Lecture and serves as his most significant critical statement on the poetic arts. In this influential and highly personal essay, Housman—both a formidable classical scholar and a celebrated poet—diverges from dry academic critique to articulate a romantic, deeply physiological theory of poetry. He famously contends that poetry is recognized not by the intellect, but by the physical symptoms it provokes, arguing that its primary function is \"to transfuse emotion—not to transmit thought.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54383731212627,"sku":"4698","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_185756.jpg?v=1784798590","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-name-and-nature-of-poetry-a-e-housman-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}